Ipswich Special School is a state special school in Ipswich - Central, Brisbane, teaching Prep–12. It had 95 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its ICSEA is 962, below the national average of 1000 (30th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Ipswich Special School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).
Student background
ACARA · 2025ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.
Socio-educational advantage
All Australian students — 25% in each quarter
Who’s enrolled
Girls and boys
- Girls 36 · 33%
- Boys 72 · 67%
Language background
- Language other than English 16%
- English only 76%
- Not stated 8%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
19% of enrolment
Ipswich Special School has an ICSEA of 962, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 30% of Australian schools. 11% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 43% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 108 students in 2025 (36 girls, 72 boys), 19% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 16% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 962 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | -38 |
| ICSEA percentile | 30 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 43% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 27% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 19% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 11% |
| Total enrolment | 108 |
| Girls | 36 (33%) |
| Boys | 72 (67%) |
| Language other than English | 16% |
| English only | 76% |
| Not stated | 8% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 19% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Special
- Year levels
- Prep–12
- Enrolment
- 95 students
- ICSEA
- 962 · 30th percentile
- Address
- 2a Milford Street, Ipswich 4305
- Phone
- (07) 3813 5777
- Website
- ipswichspecs.eq.edu.au
Other schools in Ipswich - Central
School list: Queensland Government Department of Education — State and non-state school details, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: QLD “SchoolsAndSchoolCatchments” service, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).